i think we need to be frank the left overpowers the murdoch and the left on the bbc and never again should we let a media group get too powerful. i give way to the honorable gentleman. >> i'm grateful to the prime minister. john yates wrote to me last week as previous home secretary a private and confidential letter that said -- [laughter] >> let's learn about this private and confidential letter. mr. allen johnson. >> there's a certain paradox there, mr. speaker. he said the reason that a new investigation has been commenced and the situation has subsequently changed so markedly, that since the advice given to me as home secretary, is that in january 2011 news international began to cooperate properly with the police. it is now evident that this was not the case beforehand. january, 2011, was when andy coulson resigned. does the prime minister just think that's a coincidence? >> the point i was going to make which is important is the re-opening of the investigation in my understanding was in response to new information from news international wasn't in response to the april article. the p